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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly wind has
generally decreased overnight with mostly moderate breezes. Seas
have begun to fall below 10 feet in response, especially ion the
northern waters. Winds will rebound again late this morning and
afternoon for the southern waters with near gale force gusts south
of Cape Mendocino. Such winds will maintain steep sea for the
southern waters. Winds and seas will trend much lower through the
weekend alongside smaller mid- period swells. A weak southerly
wind shift is expected late Sunday ahead of a frontal boundary.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
303 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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